The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-12-24
Political Notes.

Tho city election In Meriden, Connecticut,
on Tuesday, resulted in the reelection Of
Davis, Democrat, for Mayor, by 524 plurality.
Both branches of the city government are
Democratic for the first time since the city
incorporation twenty years ago. The common
council will contain "a Democrats and Re-
publicans, the latter holding over.
The editor of the Lexington (Mssouri)
Register has been sending circulars to the
editors of the weekly Republican papers in
Missouri, Kansas and Illinois, asking their
Presidential preferences. Ofsixty- nine replies
so far received, thirty-six are for Lincoln,
thirteen for Sherman, twelve for Blaine, two
for Harrison, one for Sheridan, one for Fiske,
one for Gresham and three for the field.
The National League of Republican Clubs,
in session in New York on Saturday elected
James P. Foster, President. The vice presi-
dents were chosen from the different States
and Territories A resolution condemnng
President Cleveland's action in nominating
Secretary Lamar for the Supreme Court Bench
of the United States, and recommending the
Republican members of the Senate TO vote
against his confirmation, was laid on the
table.
A special to the New York Horld from
Toledo, Ohio, says movement is on foot to
nominate ex- Congressman Frank Hurd on the
Mr.. Hurd said Tuesday that the Democrats
would nominate Cleveland, the Republicans
Blaine He thought Cleveland was strength
ened by his message; that he would lose none
of the States he carried four years ago, ''un-
less it be New jersey and that he would
carry the great Northwestern States of Mich.
igan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa.
During the recent campaign in Ohio the
Democrats charged that the treasury of the
state was empty because of the mismanage-
ment Of Gov. Foraker and the prohgacy Of
Republican Legislature. On the Republican
side this was vehemently denied, and the
treasury was represented in healthy, if not
OVERLOOKING, condition. But now the Cleve-
land Leader, recognized organ of the Re-
publican party, admits that the state finance
are in bad way, and that when the Legisla-
ture convenes a deficit Of $607 ,067.4 will
have to be met.
David 7. Littler, the Illinois member of the
national Republican committee, is after the
scalp of the majority of that body because,
though a resident of Chicago, he was not
made member of the special committee on
arrangements. 'How do | account for it ?''
he asked, with lusty Illinois oath; that's
easy enough. They knew | was against
Blaine, and only Blaine man had any show
with the national committee. That won't
make any difference, though. / am against
Blaine nomination openly and earnestly, and
will fight him to the bitter end"
j. C. Julius Langbein, late Republican
candidate for civil justice in the seventh dis
trict of New York city, has sent letter to
the chairman of the county committee with
drawing from the organization. In his letter
Mr. Langbein says that the Republican party
in that city has been ruined by the apathy,
indifference and treachery of its own mem
bers, and that TIE party at large sis fast be-
coming a native American, know nothing,
puritanical, prohibition party" and that
business in its ranks. Mr.. Langbein has APP
piled for admission to Tammany Hall.
The final session of the Convention of the
American Federation of Labor was held in
Baltimore on Saturday. Resolutions we're
adopted denouncing the action of the police
in various cities in interfering with meetings;
urging the extension of the educational sys
TEN and the necessity of having the science
of government added to the list of subjects
taught in the public schools; endorsing the
Blair Educational bill; protesting against
reduction of the internal revenue tax on to-
baceo; approving the efforts being made to
establish an international system of arbitra
ton as substitute for war; and condemning
the coercion policy of England toward Ire
land.
John P St. John addressed the Manhattan
Temperance Association in Cooper Union,
New York, on Sunday. He devoted much
of his address to James G. Blaine, whom he
described as an egregious blunderer, instanc-
ing the interview in which he advocated the
repeal Of the tax on tobacco, on the ground
that millions Of men use tobacco, and it is,
fharafnra paoaccitv Mr. ST .IOhp xvap
on to say that Mr.. Blaine opposed the re-
moval of the tax on liquor because it would
destroy the high license laws some of the
States have, but the speaker thought the
sooner the high license laws are repealed the
better. He said that General Clinton B.
Fiske was the David who would slay the
whisky Goliath.